Diablo Genealogical Society -- 1:15 p.m. Oct. 19. Speaker will be Dean L. McLeod, a professional genealogist who has specialized in Scottish, English, San Francisco Bay Area,and Northern California Native American genealogy. Lunch (speaker and audience) at The Rossmoor Diner, next door to U.S. Bank, 1910 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, at 11:30 a.m. If you plan to have lunch, please call or email Laura Sanchez for a reservation by Oct. 18, at 925-946-1620, or Laura3627@gmail.com.

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